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Microsoft to permanently close all of its retail stores

The Verge

Those locations are New York City (Fifth Ave), London (Oxford Circus), Sydney (Westfield Sydney), and the Redmond campus location. All other Microsoft Store locations across the United States and globally will be closing, and the company will concentrate on digital retail moving forward.

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New York becomes largest US city to ban new gas hookups

The Verge

The New York City skyline seen from the Summit One Vanderbilt observation deck on Thursday, Oct. The Big Apple just became the biggest city yet to say goodbye to gas hookups in new construction. But scientists, and a growing number of cities, are no longer buying the argument.

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Atlanta’s sundry startups join in global VC funding boom

TechCrunch

The two companies underscore how possible it is to build large startups in markets outside of the traditional collection of cities most associated with technology entrepreneurship in the United States, like Boston, New York City and San Francisco, to name a few. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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Boston’s startup market is more than setting records in scorching start to year

TechCrunch

The global startup community is currently enjoying a period of fundraising success that may be unprecedented in the history of technology and venture capital. city is a traditional venture capital hub, but one that seemed to fall behind its domestic rivals Silicon Valley and New York City in recent years.

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SOSV is building a New Jersey HAX facility for industrial, healthcare and climate startups

TechCrunch

Newark was chosen for myriad reasons, including proximity to New York City and universities like Princeton and Rutgers. New Jersey no doubt has a vested interest in welcoming hardware startups with open arms. equivalent to its offices in Shenzhen, China, which afford easy access to the global supply chain.

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Meet 15 companies that are turning ads and marketing into cultural moments

Fast Company Tech

Airbnb managed to create a product extension through its own cultural intermingling, and now its Icons platform allows guests to book stays in IRL pop-cultural locales. The result was more than 20 million views, global news coverage, and a complete vibe shift in what a tourism ad can be.

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CES 2022 to require proof of vaccination for attendees, exhibitors

The Verge

CTA will follow applicable federal, state and local laws, adapting CES plans accordingly and sharing updates with you and other CES audiences. Navigating the CES show floor without picking up an infectious disease is tricky even when there isn’t a global pandemic, so the guidelines shouldn’t come as a surprise.